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East Cult
Date Added: 10th Jan 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Yes on 18th Nov 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
East Cult submitted by bigsweetie on 21st Jun 2003. East Cult standing stones
NO 0725 4216
Perthshire
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Log Text: Car parking near to the row may be available at East Cult Farm. Permission must however be sought at the farmhouse.
Craigneich Farm
Date Added: 11th Jan 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Yes on 5th May 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Craigneich Farm submitted by hamish on 26th Jul 2005. This stone is easily seen from the roadside.
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Log Text: Parking is available at NN 79302 17844.
Craigneich Stones
Date Added: 11th Jan 2019
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Yes on 5th May 2016. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 2
Craigneich Stones submitted by SandyG on 3rd Jan 2018. Stone A. This substantial stone does not form part of the alignment but is likely to have originally formed an integral part of this significant ritual landscape.
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Log Text: Car parking is available at NN 78036 15154.
Dunruchan C (Muthill)
Date Added: 11th Jan 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Yes on 5th May 2016. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 2
Dunruchan C (Muthill) submitted by SandyG on 3rd Jan 2018. All the standing stones on this hill are visible from this stone. This stone forms part of the northern alignment. This dramatic stone tapers significantly and has a pronounced lean. View from south west.
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Log Text: Car parking is available at NN 78036 15154.
Dunruchan D (Muthill)
Date Added: 11th Jan 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Yes on 5th May 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 2
Dunruchan D (Muthill) submitted by SandyG on 3rd Jan 2018. This stone stands in the centre of a flat topped cairn. View from the east.
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Log Text: Car parking is available at NN 78036 15154.
Dunruchan E (Muthill)
Date Added: 11th Jan 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Yes on 5th May 2016. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 2
Dunruchan E (Muthill) submitted by SandyG on 3rd Jan 2018. View from the south west with stone D in the background.
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Log Text: Car parking is available at NN 78036 15154.
Clach na Croiche
Date Added: 9th Jan 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Yes on 18th Nov 2016. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Clach na Croiche submitted by Tom_Bullock on 2nd Mar 2005. Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM.
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Log Text: Limited car parking available at NN 94606 51862. Access to the row is easiest through the farmyard and permission must be sought before proceeding to the row which is situated behind the farm buildings.
Gallowhill Wood
Date Added: 10th Jan 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jul 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 1 Access 4
Gallowhill Wood submitted by SandyG on 10th Jan 2019. Plan of Gallowhill Wood stone row showing the position of the numbered stones (Source 1:100 survey by Sandy Gerrard).
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Log Text: Limited car parking is available nearby at NO 16695 35933. Please ensure that you get permission from the owners of the adjacent house before leaving your car.
Commonbank
Date Added: 10th Jan 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jul 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Commonbank submitted by Nick on 5th Nov 2002. Looking to the east over the row. Take the turning into Glencarse from the A90 between Perth and Dundee. Head NNW just after the hotel, and follow signs for Gouktoun. Take a right, then right again for Balthayock, and follow this road for about two miles. The stones lie within the farm lands of Commonbank Farm, lying to the west of the road. They are accessible via the farm road and through the fields, but permission should be sought from the farmer as stock are in the fields. I found the ...
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Log Text: Car parking is available at Commonbank Farm (NO 17819 24560) but permission should be obtained before parking.
Commonbank
Date Added: 10th Jan 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jul 2018. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 5 Access 3
Commonbank submitted by SandyG on 10th Jan 2019. Plan of Commonbank stone row showing the position of the numbered stones (Source: survey by Sandy Gerrard and George Currie at 1:100).
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Log Text: Car parking is available at Commonbank Farm (NO 17819 24560) but permission should be obtained before parking.
Fowlis Wester 1
Date Added: 19th Feb 2020
Site Type: Class II Pictish Symbol Stone
Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1978. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Fowlis Wester 1 submitted by cosmic on 19th Jun 2006. Viewed from West - Yes the sign does say replica but the images on it are better (more visible) than on original
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Fowlis Wester 2
Date Added: 19th Feb 2020
Site Type: Class III Pictish Cross Slab
Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1978. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Fowlis Wester 2 submitted by SandyG on 19th Feb 2020. Quality is not great, but this is what the stone looked like in 1978.
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Log Text: None
Newmill souterrain
Date Added: 24th Feb 2020
Site Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Yes on 1st Aug 1977. My rating: Condition -1 Ambience 1
Newmill souterrain submitted by SandyG on 17th Feb 2020. The north western end viewed from the south east.
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Log Text: The souterrain and associated archaeological remains were removed during the up-grading of the A9.
The Shearers
Date Added: 12th Jan 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Scottish Borders)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jun 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
The Shearers submitted by Anne T on 8th May 2015. This was my first view of The Shearers, running across the centre/middle of the photograph from left to right.
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Log Text: Limited car parking is available in Hownam village at NT 77872 19153. From here follow the track uphill to the east. There is a fine standing stone at NT 78747 18908 which is worth checking out. From here follow the track to NT 79205 19048 then head north. I would like to thank Anne and Andrew Tate for helping with the survey and for sharing such an enjoyable day in another special place.
Rinns of Shurdimires
Date Added: 4th Feb 2020
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Rinns of Shurdimires submitted by SandyG on 4th Nov 2019. The Rinns of Shurdmires, photograph taken in June 2019. This is a view from the south east.
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Log Text: Limited car parking is available at HU 22215 57620. From here walk back along the road to HU 21753 57686. Follow the track south for a short distance and then head up the hill to the row.
Beorgs of Housetter
Date Added: 6th Feb 2020
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jun 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Beorgs of Housetter submitted by howe on 4th Apr 2012. The much reduced remains of the more southerly cairn also known as the Giant's Stones. Only two uprights of the facade are recognisable.
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Log Text: These stones are seen as the remains of a cairn facade. It is possible that this is a stone row with an adjacent cairn. The stone lying in the centre of the cairn may have once stood in the socket to the east.
Trowie Knowe
Date Added: 6th Feb 2020
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jun 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Trowie Knowe submitted by howe on 4th Apr 2012. The remains of the more northerly cairn by the side of the road to North Roe. The cairn is about 9 metres across and appears to have the remains of a trefoil chamber.
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Log Text: This cairn is close to the road and is fairly accessible although wellingtons would help keep feet dry.
Broch of Mail
Date Added: 6th Feb 2020
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 15th Jun 2019. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 4 Access 4
Broch of Mail submitted by h_fenton on 1st Oct 2014. The possible broch site of Mail is located on the small grassy island.
To get there you have to pass the fierce white guard Ram.
- tip - you might be able to outsmart him by sneaking past when he is at the end of his tether.
30 September 2014
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Log Text: The tide was in and it was not possible to make it across to the island.
Burga Water Dun
Date Added: 6th Feb 2020
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 14th Jun 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4
Burga Water Dun submitted by howe on 10th Apr 2012. The remains of the dun on an island in Burga Water.
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Log Text: The dun is clearly visible from the public highway to the south.
Cattapund Knowe cairn
Date Added: 6th Feb 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
Cattapund Knowe cairn submitted by josvg on 11th Aug 2014. The ruined cairn viewed from the south; on the right so-called planticrubs (= a small enclosure used for growing root crops, preventing e.g. sheep from eating the plants).
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Log Text: Parking is available very close to the cairn.